THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A French bronze figure of Cupid
CAST FROM A MODEL BY AUGUST JOSEPH PEIFFER, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
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A French bronze figure of Cupid
Cast from a model by August Joseph Peiffer, Second half 19th Century
Sat cross-legged on a rock, leaning against a drapery covered pedestal, holding an hour-glass, a flaming torch at his side, on a naturalistically-cast rocky base signed Peiffer and with foundry inscription Boyer, mid-brown and dark-brown patina
27½ in. (69.8 cm.) wide; 19 in. (48.2 cm.) high; 8½ in. (21.5 cm.) deep
Cast from a model by August Joseph Peiffer, Second half 19th Century
Sat cross-legged on a rock, leaning against a drapery covered pedestal, holding an hour-glass, a flaming torch at his side, on a naturalistically-cast rocky base signed Peiffer and with foundry inscription Boyer, mid-brown and dark-brown patina
27½ in. (69.8 cm.) wide; 19 in. (48.2 cm.) high; 8½ in. (21.5 cm.) deep